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This is community help desk which allows members to assist each other in finding out how many seats are available on any given flight.
If you wish to request availability for a specific flight, please state the date and origin/departure airport codes, not just the flight number.
Please also restrict requests to BA/oneworld flights - flights for other airlines may be removed to avoid cluttering the thread and taking it away from BAEC.
As of 15 Oct 2014 flightstats.com no longer displays flight availability.
Fare class availability can be queried in various ways*:
* Please update wiki if you know of any others.
** Origin of data concealed and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
What do the codes mean?
Suppose we have a result as F1 A0 J9 C7 D0 RC IC W9 E9 T4 Y9 BC HC ...
This means:
There is 1 seat in the F bucket for sale
There are 0 seats in the A and D bucket for sale, but you can join the waitlist in case seats get released later.
There are at least 9 seats in the J, W, E and Y buckets.
The R, I, B and H buckets are closed to waitlisting.
There are two important things to note about how to interpret these numbers that many people don't understand as it is very counter intuitive:
1) There is NO direct relation to the actual number of seats available on the specific flight. They only mean that the airline is willing to sell this many seats on that specific flight. The airline may intend to oversell seats or withhold seats from sale for many reasons.
2) In the example above, the results show W9 E9 T4 (which are all WT+ buckets). This does not mean that there are 9+9+4=22 seats for sale. Interpret these numbers as "there are at least 9 seats for sale in WT+". There could really be anywhere between 9 and 22 seats for sale - we just can't tell from the numbers the system gives us. Therefore, the conservative approach of assuming that there are at least 9 seats for sale is usually the best one.
What does the "C" mean?
Closed to waitlisting.
In the example above we have RC, IC, BC and HC. This is different to A0 and D0: The A and D buckets are "full" but you can apply to join their waitlists (if your fare permits waitlisting). With R, I, B and H you cannot even request a seat.
The carrier will determine how to confirm your seat if it wishes. Sometimes this may happen immediately, other times only a few minutes before the flight's departure. The order of the waitlist is determined by the carrier privately, but your Executive Club status will push you towards the front of the queue. Many cheap fares do not allow waitlisting.
Differences for non-BA airlines
If you wish to request availability for a specific flight, please state the date and origin/departure airport codes, not just the flight number.
Please also restrict requests to BA/oneworld flights - flights for other airlines may be removed to avoid cluttering the thread and taking it away from BAEC.
As of 15 Oct 2014 flightstats.com no longer displays flight availability.
Fare class availability can be queried in various ways*:
* Please update wiki if you know of any others.
** Origin of data concealed and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
What do the codes mean?
Suppose we have a result as F1 A0 J9 C7 D0 RC IC W9 E9 T4 Y9 BC HC ...
This means:
There is 1 seat in the F bucket for sale
There are 0 seats in the A and D bucket for sale, but you can join the waitlist in case seats get released later.
There are at least 9 seats in the J, W, E and Y buckets.
The R, I, B and H buckets are closed to waitlisting.
There are two important things to note about how to interpret these numbers that many people don't understand as it is very counter intuitive:
1) There is NO direct relation to the actual number of seats available on the specific flight. They only mean that the airline is willing to sell this many seats on that specific flight. The airline may intend to oversell seats or withhold seats from sale for many reasons.
2) In the example above, the results show W9 E9 T4 (which are all WT+ buckets). This does not mean that there are 9+9+4=22 seats for sale. Interpret these numbers as "there are at least 9 seats for sale in WT+". There could really be anywhere between 9 and 22 seats for sale - we just can't tell from the numbers the system gives us. Therefore, the conservative approach of assuming that there are at least 9 seats for sale is usually the best one.
What does the "C" mean?
Closed to waitlisting.
In the example above we have RC, IC, BC and HC. This is different to A0 and D0: The A and D buckets are "full" but you can apply to join their waitlists (if your fare permits waitlisting). With R, I, B and H you cannot even request a seat.
The carrier will determine how to confirm your seat if it wishes. Sometimes this may happen immediately, other times only a few minutes before the flight's departure. The order of the waitlist is determined by the carrier privately, but your Executive Club status will push you towards the front of the queue. Many cheap fares do not allow waitlisting.
Differences for non-BA airlines
- Some carriers (those using Sabre such as AA) only show a maximum of 7 available seats (not 9). Others only show a maximum of 5.
- Some carriers use "L" instead of "0" (e.g., CL DL YL) to indicate you may waitlist for the seat. This tends to happen when the entire flight is on a list basis.
Help to check BA seat availability and BA flight loads
#2611
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 101
Hi CharlotteC
There's a proper thread for this but I'm attaching some screenshot for the availability you requested! This is for the 9th of March
There's a proper thread for this but I'm attaching some screenshot for the availability you requested! This is for the 9th of March
#2613
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 18
Could someone link the appropriate forum to ask for request such as these?
I'm new to this process and i'm having trouble navigating to where I want to go.
Thanks!
I'm new to this process and i'm having trouble navigating to where I want to go.
Thanks!
#2614
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
#2615
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 778
[QUOTE=Pelu;30397299]And this is for the 16th of March!
Thank you
Thank you
#2617
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 39
11/06/18 9:10 pm
f1 a0 j5 c0 d0 r0 i0 w3 e3 t3 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n9 q9 o9 g9
ba 56
11/20/18 8:15 pm
f0 a0 j9 c9 d9 r9 i0 w9 e9 t9 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n9 q9 o9 g9
#2618
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 47
Apologies for asking again, but did anyone get a chance to take a look at these? Many thanks
#2619
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 39
F0 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y4 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
DXB-LHR, Nov 18th, BA104
J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
LHR-MAA, Dec 20th, BA0035
J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#2620
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3
Hi, could someone check the BA2037 LGW-MCO 9/2/19 please?
Seems to be almost full from the ba booking engine, I'm wondering if it's an error.
Thanks!
Seems to be almost full from the ba booking engine, I'm wondering if it's an error.
Thanks!
#2621
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 39
I'm assuming you mean 9th Feb 2019, if so:
J3 C3 D3 R1 I0 W3 E2 T1 Y4 B4 H4 K3 M3 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#2624
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 39
Well I don't think it's completely hopeless, the flight I'm looking at as been fluctuating from F2 A1 to F6 A5 back to F2 A1 and now F4 A3! I'm not entirely sure of the logic but I reckon it's worth keeping a lookout for upgrade availability.
#2625
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: BA Executive Blue
Posts: 140
Could someone please check
BA117 - 16th November LHR - JFK
BA182 - 20th November JFK - LHR
Thanks a lot
BA117 - 16th November LHR - JFK
BA182 - 20th November JFK - LHR
Thanks a lot